Maila Nurmi
Maila Nurmi (11 December 1922 – 10 January 2008) was a Finnish-American actress. She was born Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi in Petsamo, Finland. She created the character Vampira in the 1950s. She played Vampira in Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space.[1] She also played Vampira in the 1959 movie The Beat Generation.[2]
Maila Nurmi | |
|---|---|
 Nurmi as Vampira | |
| Born | Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi 11 December 1922 Petsamo, Finland |
| Died | 10 January 2008 |
| Occupation | Television actress Movie actress |
| Years active | 1952-1994 (movies and television) |
| Spouse(s) | Dean Riesner |
Gallery
Maila Nurmi 2001.
Maila Nurmi 1947.
Poster for Plan nine from outer space.
Maila Nurmi Media
Nurmi in her Vampira costume
Grave of Vampira at Hollywood Forever
References
- ↑ Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (January 16, 2008). Actress, TV horror film hostess Vampira. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/16/local/me-nurmi16. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard (1997), Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 1998, Signet Books, p. 92, ISBN 0-451-19288-5
This short article about an actor or group of actors can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.